Monopterus
| Monopterus | |
|---|---|
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| Asian Swamp Eel (M. albus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Genus: | Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 |
Monopterus /mənˈɒptərəs/ is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia (one species, M. boueti, is native to Africa). Two species, M. eapeni and M. roseni, live in caves.
Species
The 13 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel)
- Monopterus bicolor V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
- Monopterus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922) (Liberian swamp eel)
- Monopterus cuchia (F. Hamilton, 1822) (cuchia)
- Monopterus desilvai R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998[2]
- Monopterus dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
- Monopterus digressus Gopi, 2002[3]
- Monopterus eapeni Talwar, 1991
- Monopterus fossorius (K. K. Nayar, 1951) (Malabar swamp eel)
- Monopterus hodgarti (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913) (Indian spaghetti eel)
- Monopterus ichthyophoides Britz, Lalremsanga, Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana, 2011[4]
- Monopterus indicus (Silas & E. Dawson, 1961) (Bombay swamp eel)
- Monopterus roseni R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Monopterus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- 1 2 Bailey, R.M. & Gans, C. (1998). "Two new synbranchid fishes, Monopterus roseni form Peninsular India and M. desilvai from Sri Lanka." Occ. Pap. Mus. Univ. Michigan 726: 1-18.
- ↑ Gopi, K.C. (2002). "A new Synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kerala, Peninsular India." Records of Zoological Survey of India 100.1-2: 137-143.
- ↑ Britz, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana (2011). "Monopterus ichthyophoides, a new species of scaled swamp eel (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from Mizoram, India." Zootaxa 2936: 51-58.
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